RULE(RULE ID:312698)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2016-06-23
Rule Name: Apache HTTP Server Mod_proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability -3 (CVE-2014-0117)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: The mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x before 2.4.10, when a reverse proxy is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child-process crash) via a crafted HTTP Connection header.
Impact: An attacker can launch a denial of service attack by exploiting the vulnerability successfully.
Affected OS: Solaris, FreeBSD, Windows, Linux, Other Unix, Mac OS
Reference: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0305.html
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
Solutions
More advisories have been published on the website, please visit for more suggestions:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html